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A Dallas engineer you’ve probably never heard of has done more to change our daily lives than almost anyone else alive. How? He invented the silicon chip.

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

In his late 70s, one man never imagined he'd suddenly find himself touring the country playing songs he thought the world would never hear. Nearly 50 years after his first album, he's just released the second, and he's now traveling Tennessee playing the music.

In a music industry largely controlled by straight white men, queer country artists have been few and far between.

In his late 70s, one man never imagined he'd suddenly find himself touring the country playing songs he thought the world would never hear. Nearly 50 years after his first album, he's just released the second, and he's now traveling Tennessee playing the music.

Do you think there's no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. The truth is it's always been out there - it's just a bit difficult to find. Every month, I search it out, listen to it all, then round up the best of it that relates to that month's political news. Here's the round-up for March 2022. pinch_points_-_process.jpg 1. PINCH POINTS -

Purple reign

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In 1973, amid the growing gay rights movement, a band called Lavender Country recorded a country music album that unabashedly explored LGBTQ themes, becoming a landmark that would nonetheless disappear for decades.

In 1973, amid the growing gay rights movement, a band called Lavender Country recorded a country music album that unabashedly explored LGBTQ themes, becoming a landmark that would nonetheless disappear for decades.

In 1973, amid the growing gay rights movement, a band called Lavender Country recorded a country music album that unabashedly explored LGBTQ themes, becoming a landmark that would nonetheless disappear for decades.